As Satan is the inventor and father of deception. So too Mark invented lying.

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As Satan is the inventor and father of deception. So too Mark invented lying.lying.

[[WMG: The world is a artificial Utopia populated by genetically engineered people]]This would explain why the technology and history is the same as our world. It was made by people who could lie, and given to the honest people by the creators of the utopia.

* This might be the far-off RealLife result of doping up every kid with Ritalin, anti-psychotics and [[AppliedPhlebotinum Comatonin]]... you know, for... daydreaming? ...thinking outside the box? ...acting like humans? I'd definitely put this under PoisonOakEpilepticTrees.

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* This might be the far-off RealLife result of doping up every kid with Ritalin, anti-psychotics and [[AppliedPhlebotinum Comatonin]]... you know, for... daydreaming? ...thinking outside the box? ...acting like humans? I'd definitely put this under PoisonOakEpilepticTrees.

Suddenly saying things that did not reflect reality? A sure sign of madness, second only to talking to yourself while [[SweeneyTodd cooking your customers into pies]]. Unfortunately, this [[BuffySpeak talking-about-not-realness]] affected others, convincing them that it was not only made sense but also was a good idea.

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Suddenly saying things that did not reflect reality? A sure sign of madness, second only to talking to yourself while [[SweeneyTodd [[Theatre/SweeneyTodd cooking your customers into pies]]. Unfortunately, this [[BuffySpeak talking-about-not-realness]] affected others, convincing them that it was not only made sense but also was a good idea.

[[WMG:The world of TheInventionOfLying is the homeworld of the Thermians from Film/GalaxyQuest.]]The Thermian culture developed without the concept of the lie. Sure, the Thermians were blobby squid-things, but would anyone have been able to follow the movie if everyone in TheInventionOfLying was a blobby squid-thing?

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[[WMG:The world of TheInventionOfLying Film/TheInventionOfLying is the homeworld of the Thermians from Film/GalaxyQuest.]]The Thermian culture developed without the concept of the lie. Sure, the Thermians were blobby squid-things, but would anyone have been able to follow the movie if everyone in TheInventionOfLying Film/TheInventionOfLying was a blobby squid-thing?

...took [[Main/TheInventionOfLying Mark Bellison]]'s inability to lie and put it on [[Film/LiarLiar Fletcher Reed]]. It closed before Mark could get his back and evaporated within 24 hours for Fletcher.

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...took [[Main/TheInventionOfLying [[Film/TheInventionOfLying Mark Bellison]]'s inability to lie and put it on [[Film/LiarLiar Fletcher Reed]]. It closed before Mark could get his back and evaporated within 24 hours for Fletcher.

** Yes, Hitler lied plenty. The Nazis even thought up the concept of the Big Lie-you should always lie the most fantastically possible, for most won't believe that you'd make something up that's so grandious.

[[WMG: TheInventionOfLying World is an experimental AlternateReality where a god has limited humanity's freewill in regards to lying.]]The ability to lie is a freewill concept where the person choose to either tell the truth totally, partly or not at all. A god-like being for whatever reason decided to remove the ability to lie while allowing them free choice in every other respect and this world is the result.

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[[WMG: TheInventionOfLying World is an experimental AlternateReality where a god has limited humanity's freewill free will in regards to lying.]]The ability to lie is a freewill free will concept where the person choose chooses to either tell the truth totally, partly or not at all. A god-like being for whatever reason decided to remove the ability to lie while allowing them free choice in every other respect and this world is the result.

Think about it, all works of fiction are gone, eliminated because their stories were made up and/or contradicted one another. Over the course of the years people would give increasing credit only to what they could immediately see, hear, sense, all in the name of Reality. Books might be kept around as records of facts, but for no other reason; hence only reference books were spared in the Firemen's destruction of all libraries. In time, people might regard saying "a thing that is not", ie, lying, as a serious mental disorder and start inoculating children against it, as you would against smallpox.

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Think about it, all works of fiction are gone, eliminated because their stories were made up and/or contradicted one another. Over the course of the years people would give increasing credit only to what they could immediately see, hear, sense, all in the name of Reality. Books might be kept around as records of facts, but for no other reason; hence only reference books were spared in the Firemen's destruction of all libraries. In time, people might regard saying "a thing that is not", ie, i.e., lying, as a serious mental disorder and start inoculating children against it, as you would against smallpox.

** This might be the far-off RealLife result of doping up every kid with Ritalin, anti-psychotics and [[AppliedPhlebotinum Comatonin]]... you know, for... daydreaming? ...thinking outside the box? ...acting like humans? I'd definitely put this under PoisonOakEpilepticTrees.

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** * This might be the far-off RealLife result of doping up every kid with Ritalin, anti-psychotics and [[AppliedPhlebotinum Comatonin]]... you know, for... daydreaming? ...thinking outside the box? ...acting like humans? I'd definitely put this under PoisonOakEpilepticTrees.

Jack: Actually, I think I'd like to slit your throat a couple of times, mutilate your abdomen and brutally stab you a few more times in the sides before tossing your corpse out on Buck's Row. I don't plan to pay for the experience of course.Mary Ann: .... I'll pass, ta.//

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Jack: -->Jack: Actually, I think I'd like to slit your throat a couple of times, mutilate your abdomen and brutally stab you a few more times in the sides before tossing your corpse out on Buck's Row. I don't plan to pay for the experience of course.Mary -->Mary Ann: .... I'll pass, ta.//

Officer: Sir, we can't allow you to kill and eat this boy.Dahmer: But he looks so delicious! Can't I just nibble on him a little?Officer: I'm going to arrest you now. Not only are you breaking the law, but you creep me out.

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Officer: -->Officer: Sir, we can't allow you to kill and eat this boy.Dahmer: -->Dahmer: But he looks so delicious! Can't I just nibble on him a little?Officer: -->Officer: I'm going to arrest you now. Not only are you breaking the law, but you creep me out.

1991: A 14 year old boy runs to the police, pursued by one Jeffery Dahmer. The boy claims that Dahmer wants to kill and eat him. The police believe him and Dahmer doesn't even try to contest.

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1888: an unknown man (Let's call him Jack Ripper) approaches Mary Ann Nichols, a "lady of the evening" The conversation goes thusly....-->Mary Ann: 'Ow much dosh ya got, dearie?Jack: Actually, I think I'd like to slit your throat a couple of times, mutilate your abdomen and brutally stab you a few more times in the sides before tossing your corpse out on Buck's Row. I don't plan to pay for the experience of course.Mary Ann: .... I'll pass, ta.// 1991: A 14 year old boy runs to the police, pursued by one Jeffery Dahmer. The boy claims that Dahmer wants to kill and eat him. The police believe conversation goes thusly....--> Boy: That man wants to kill me and eat me!Officer: Sir, we can't allow you to kill and eat this boy.Dahmer: But he looks so delicious! Can't I just nibble on him and Dahmer doesn't even try a little?Officer: I'm going to contest.arrest you now. Not only are you breaking the law, but you creep me out.

[[WMG: There are no serial killers in this world. At least not successful ones.]]1585: Countess Elizabeth Bathory invites a beautiful peasant girl to her castle. The conversation goes thusly....-->Peasant: Do you want to hire me as a maidservant?Countess: No, I want to drain you of your blood and bathe in it to make me beautiful.Peasant: .... I'll pass, thanks.//

...took [[Main/TheInventionOfLying Mark Bellison]]'s inability to lie and put it on [[Film/LiarLiar Fletcher Reed]]. It closed before Mark could get his back and evaporated withing 24 hours for Fletcher.

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...took [[Main/TheInventionOfLying Mark Bellison]]'s inability to lie and put it on [[Film/LiarLiar Fletcher Reed]]. It closed before Mark could get his back and evaporated withing within 24 hours for Fletcher.

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